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News And Views From The Hallways Of Government

October 17, 1997|By For the Record is written by The Courant's government staff.

What, We Worry?

The Democratic National Committee isn't saying its view of Connecticut's gubernatorial race changed when U.S. Rep. Barbara B. Kennelly entered the fray, but it sure looks that way.

Correction was published October 21, 1997 on Page A2.* Secretary of the State Miles S. Rapoport participated in a forum in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 9. The date was inaccurate in the ``For the Record'' column on Page A3 Friday.

Just weeks ago, the DNC called The Courant, seeking articles on the tenure of Republican Gov. John G. Rowland. A spokeswoman for the DNC says that's routine.

Sure.

Power Play

Secretary of the State Miles S. Rapoport has just announced his plans to run for the congressional seat being vacated by Barbara B. Kennelly, and already he's running with Democratic power players in Washington.

Thursday, Rapoport took part in a forum on pollster Stanley Greenberg's latest book: ``The New Majority: Toward a Popular Progessive Politics.''

Other speakers at the forum included former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., and Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn.

Sex And Violence

TV viewers are getting bombarded with new explanations of how much sex and violence are in their programs -- but Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., wants even more disclosure.

NBC is not going along with the new system, and Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Lieberman want the FCC to think about that when looking over the network affiliate's licenses.

Lieberman thinks current laws could ``create an inducement for [affiliates] to respond'' to his concerns.

New Director

Rae C. Thiesfield, an attorney at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, has been elected as a director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She is also under investigation by the State Ethics Commission for representing clients before her former employer, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Mammograms

For the third consecutive year, Lt. Gov. Jodi Rell will host mammography screenings in her Capitol office in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The screenings, which cost $90, are being offered today to mark National Mammography Day and attempt to decrease the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. For appointments, call 524- 7384.

Campaign School

Fifth-graders from Fairfield County are heading to Hartford next week to watch top female leaders under a program sponsored by the Women's Campaign School at Yale University. About 40 students will watch Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Comptroller Nancy Wyman, and their staffs at work before a question-and-answer session at the Capitol complex.

Etc.

Ethan Rome, a top aide to House Speaker Thomas D. Ritter, soon will leave that job to become the paid political director for the gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. Barbara B. Kennelly. . . . State Comptroller Nancy Wyman has named former Courant reporter Steve Jensen as her new communications director, replacing Bob King, who will be assistant to the computer director. . . . Rep. James A. Amann, D- Milford, is now an aide to former Republican Rep. Timothy D. Barth, the Naugatuck mayor. . . . CBIA spokesman Bill Neagus is joining a Stratford PR firm with former journalist Daniel Jacobs.